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fish, hundreds of species of coral and thousands
of invertebrate reef dwellers make the Red Sea
outstanding. The sites include sheer drop-offs,
sea-grass meadows, towering pinnacles and
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The Thistlegorm
Discovered during one of
Jacques-Yves Cousteau's first expeditions aboard
the Calypso in the early months of 1956, the
S.S.Thistlegorm was boomed by the Germans on
October 6, 1941. This British warship sank with a
full consignment of war supplies, including
tanks, jeeps, and guns. Rediscovered in 1993,
lying at a depth of 17 to 35m to the northwest of
Ras Mohamed, the Thistlegorm has become the vital
hub of wreck diving in the Red Sea, and one of
the most sought after wreck-dives in the entire
world.
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The Dunraven
The Dunraven is a British steamer
that went down in March 1876 on its way home from
Bombay. Discovered in 1979, this wreck has
rapidly become one of the chief diving
attractions of the Red Sea.
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Carnatic, Giannis D.,
Chrisoula K.
The Carnatic sank in 1879 and is now
almost a reef in itself. It's a popular site,
along with the nearby wrecks of two Greek cargo
ships, the Giannis D. and the Chrisoula K. which
both sank in the early 1980s. The three wrecks
are about 1 hour 30 minutes by boat from the
point of Ras Mohamed.
Please
visit the following hyperlinks to see the wrecks
of Giannis D. and Carnatic located in the North
Red Sea.
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